Advertising-board



' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL E. GREEN, OF GEORGETOWN, COLORADO.

ADVERTISING-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 484,194, dated October11, 1892.

Application filed December 8, 1891- Serial No. 414,429. (N 0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, PAUL E. GREEN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Georgetown, in the county of Clear Creek and Stateof Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAdvertising- Boards; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in advertising-boards; and theobject of the improvement is to provide a device of the class stated inwhich suitable type-blocks forming any desirable advertising matter maybe set up and locked at will, said blocks, however, being removable atpleasure for the purpose of changing the advertising matter of theboard. Hence the invention relates to a special construction oftype-blocks, as well as to the board, case, or frame for supporting orholding the same, the improvement being of simple and economicalconstruction, thoroughly practicable, reliable, durable, and ef ficientin use.

To these ends the invention consists of the features hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings is illustrated an embodiment of myimproveddevice.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a top or plan view of the improvement. Fig.2 is an edge view of the device. Fig. 3 is a transverse section takenthrough the boardjfrom the top to the bottom. Fig. 4 is a detail view ofone of the type blocks or sections of the board. Fig. 5 illustrates thelocking-rod.

As shown in the drawings, the framework of the device consists of arectangular open case 5, centrally divided by a partition 6, forming adouble receptacle for the type-blocks 7. To one side of the device,whichI will term the top,are secured rings, by means ofwhich the casemaybesuspended and the mattersetup on both sides exhibited or exposed toview. The sides of the case consist of a double flange or rim of anysuitable depth, preferably equal to the thickness of the type blocks orsections employed in connection therewith. One side of this flange-thetop or bottom (as shown in the drawings the top)is preferably providedwith a fixed or stationary tongue 9, adapted to engage or enter acorrespondiugly-shaped recess or groove 10, formed in the type-blocks.Hence the Work of setting up advertising matter must be commenced at theside provided with the stationary tongues. The first row of blockshaving been placed in position,

a locking-rod 12 is run through openings 13,

formed in two opposite sides of the flange, said openings being solocated that the rods when in position shall fit nicely in the recessesor grooves 10 of the sections 7. The rods and sections are of suchrelative construction that the grooves 10 of the blocks on one sideshall receive one half of the lockingrod, the other half of the rodforming the tongue to engage the recesses or grooves of the next set orrow of blocks, and so on in succession from the top to the bottom of theboard or until the required matter is set up, each successive rodinserted looking a row of type blocks or sections in place. The blocksmay be made of different sizes, as shown in Fig. 1. For instance, theapertures in the flanges for the locking-rods are formed close enoughtogether to accommodate the smallest-sized blocks which it is desired touse. The larger blocks will then be constructed of such size as toexactly occupy the space of two or more of the smaller blocks. Hencewhen the larger blocks are employed one or more locking-rods will beomitted, depending on the size of the blocks employed. The larger blocksare of the same construction as the smaller in every respect except asto size and are retained or locked in position in the same manner. Thelocking-rods have heads on one extremity and are provided at theopposite extremity with any suitable retaining means. As shown in thedrawings, the rods are angular near the head to fit an opening ofcorresponding shape in the flange, while the opposite extremity isthreaded to receive a suitable nut. The object of the angular portion ofthe rod is to prevent the same from turning when screwing on the nut.The rods may, however, be secured in position in any other suitablemanner.

As shown in the drawings, the device is double, or composed of two sidessubstantially alike. A single device or casehaving but one flange may ofcourse be employed, if desired.

It Will thus be seen that my improved device affords a handy,convenient, and attractive means for advertising any business of such anature as to require a frequent change in the matter exhibited.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is 1. The combination,in a sectional advertising-board, of recessed or grooved typeblocks, asupporting-frame therefor, and locking-rods for holding the type-blocksin place in the frame, which is provided With apertures for thereception of these rods, which engage the recesses in the blocks,substantially as described.

2. In an advertising-board, the combination In testimony whereof I affixmy signature in 30 presence of two Witnesses.

PAUL E. GREEN. Witnesses:

WM. MoCoNNELL, G. J. ROLLANDET.

